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15,122 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.

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The day's news pointed at protests in Tbilisi (Georgia), train derailment in Egypt and rights and justice in Kabul. Bangladesh's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Mexico and the US → Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Iran and the US →
Part of lifeHealth 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostGeorgia 85 in 100 of its 98 stories, usually 30
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Georgia

83 of its 98 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Tbilisi accounted for 79 of Georgia's 83 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. 74 of Tbilisi's 79 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Georgia over 30 days → its stories → Tbilisi stories →
Disasters & accidents

Egypt

78 of its 207 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Cairo accounted for 61 of Egypt's 78 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (32 stories). Train derailment was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
Rights & justice

Afghanistan

122 of its 226 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Kabul accounted for 77 of Afghanistan's 122 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Health

Bangladesh

113 of its 213 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Dhaka accounted for 73 of Bangladesh's 113 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Mexico

237 of its 536 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Tamaulipas accounted for 113 of Mexico's 237 stories about harm, carried by 351 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (145 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Ghana

107 of its 347 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Measles was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with polio and tuberculosis. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

118 of its 206 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 33 of Tehran's 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Thailand

68 of its 198 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 20 of Bangkok's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Kashmir

23 of its 47 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 9 of Jammu's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

19 of its 41 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 8 of Tigray's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: measles in Ghana (24 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); landslides in Indonesia (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); oil spill in Philippines (29 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); snowstorms in UK (74 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drought in Nigeria (13 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 Mar. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 15,122 stories about harm among 75,940 counted on 8 Mar.

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Abductions were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Mexico and the US. 20 in every 100 of the day's 75,940 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Egypt's news, mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual. Georgia stood out: 85% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 30%. On 8 March 2022, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Georgia85 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 30 · mostly rights & justice Palestine75 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Syria71 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Iran57 in 100 of its 206 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice Iraq56 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 517 Tbilisi Georgia74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 79 Atlanta US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 66 Jerusalem Israel34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 74 Tehran Iran33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 49

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: too little coverage to readSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDatta Khel, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 19 outletsTigray, Ethiopia -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 40 outletsOregon, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsUtah, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsMiddlesbrough, UK -- health: 20 stories, carried by 82 outletsBaghdad, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 19 outletsGeneva, Switzerland -- health: 10 stories, carried by 12 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● Greece warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Datta Khel Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Tigray Ethiopia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Oregon US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Utah US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health34% 5,037 stories · more than usual (usually 31%) Rights & justice28% 4,109 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents15% 2,282 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence10% 1,430 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 686 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 654 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 487 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 221 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed3,240 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,527 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,460 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured764 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting abductions374 at about three times the usual rate · most about Mexico and the US Stories reporting refugees157 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people displaced146 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations71 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people falling ill31 at about twice the usual rate · most about Iran and the US

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than usual
● Fearabout as usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.